About us
The Institute for Energy and Environmental Flows (IEEF) is a physical sciences research institute at the University of Cambridge. Our interdisciplinary team includes academics, post-docs, PhD students, MPhil and Part III students from across university departments including Earth Sciences, Chemistry, Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Engineering, and Chemical Engineering.
Research
Research at IEEF spans a diverse range of topics, united by a shared motivation: to address real-world challenges and fundamental scientific knowledge gaps through rigorous academic inquiry.
We host a wide range of researchers at the institute, from undergraduate students to highly established professors, in a friendly atmosphere that fosters conversation and collaboration. We offer annual fully-funded PhD scholarships and are always interested to hear from researchers who would like to join us or to learn from us. If you are interested in working or studying at IEEF, please see our list of available roles and projects or contact the relevant member of staff.
Recent Publications

Local ionic conditions conducive to Parkinson’s disease

New Organic-Inorganic multilayer Microcapsules with superior mechanical properties

Seasonal regimes of warm water intrusion toward Antarctic ice shelves
Latest News

PhD project on Tidal Power

Poorya Shaghaghi awarded the Mellon bursary

Primary school children visited the Flow Labs
Recent Seminars

Plumes in a turbulent cross-flow

Efficiency of carbon storage in aquifers
